Printing-machine.



No. 826,013. PATENTED JULY 17, 1000. J. BLAIN.

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PRINTING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 17, 1906.

Application filed May 26,1905. Serial No. 262.456.

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Be 1t known that I, JOSEPH BLAIN, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Bingsists hamton, in the county of Broome and State of New York, haveI invented certain new and useful Improvements in Printing-Machines, of which the following'is a specification.

My invention relates to printing-machines, and more speciiically to stamping or brandlng machines for printing names or other characters on cigars or other circular ob- ]ec s.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a simple, durable, and eflicient apparatus of the class mentioned.

The means whereby I obtain the results are fully set forth in the following description and shown in the accompanying two sheets of drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of a cigar-brandmg machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the' same. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view'taken on the line 3 3 of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 is a detail section of the type-carrier, taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. l. j

My improved cigar-branding machine conof a frame A, on the top of which are supported the operative parts of the mechanism, while the actuating means, consisting of a treadle B, is pivoted frame.

To a lug a, proj eoting downwardlyfrom the topportion of the frame, is attached a tension-spring O, which is connected by a cord D to approximately the center of the treadle B. Between its points of connection with the spring and treadle the cord D is passed around, a sheave or pulley E, mounted on the outer end of a shaft F, journaled in bearings ff, carried on the top of the frame A. The shaft F carries midway between its bearings the drum G, to each side of which, near the periphery thereof, is secured a bracket g. Supported in these brackets by the journals h 'h is the type-carrier H, in which the type h for the desired impression upon the cigar are secured in any suitable manner. An alining-rod I passes through one of the journals 7i and has a nut il on its outer end to prevent its withdrawal from said journal. This rod extends backwardly to the other end .of the frame A, where it is passed through a guide j, carried by a bracket J, secured to said frame. The guide permits a swinging movement of the rod I, as well as longitudinal movement thereof, for a purpose to be deat b to the base of the scribed. The rod I is cranked at t to permit of its being brought to a horizontal position without striking the shaft F.

An ink-distributing roller K is journaled in adjustable bearings 7, carried by the frame A at the rear of the drum G, so that the peripheries of said roller and of said drum are in contact with each other, and behind said roller K is similarly adjustably journaled an inking-roller L, the shaft l of which is screwthreaded in its bearings, so that when said roller L is oscillated it will also have a longitudinal reciprocatory movement.

The cigar being branded is yshown at M as lying in a substantially semicircular groove n, conforming in contour to a cigar and formed in the upper side of the Work-support N which is mounted on the frame A in front of the drum G. The support N may be adjusted vertically by means of the screws n passing through the slots n2 in the downwardly-projecting end portions n3 of said work-support. If desired, the work-support nliay be arranged for horizontal adjustment a so.

A11 adjustable stop b may be provided to prevent the treadle B from being pressed down so far as to cause the type to break the cigar-wrapper.

The cord D may be wound around the pulley F several times, or other obvious means may be employed to prevent slip.

The operation is as follows: The treadle B being released from the foot of the operator is raised under the influence of the spring O and the shaft F and drum the direction of the arrow, Fig. l, through substantially one hundred and eighty degrees until the type-carrier A is brought into the position shown in dotted lines in said figure, in which the type are pressed against the Isurface of the ink-distributing roller K. The frictional contact between the peripheries of i the drum Gand roller K causes the latter to j rotate when the drum rotates, which distributes the ink over a portion of the surface of the drum. Similarly the inking-roller L is rotated by the frictional contact of its periph- 1 ery with that of roller K, and, as explained, said roller L has also a longitudinal movement, so that the ink is evenly distributed on roller K. The function of the alining-rod I j will now be apparent. As the type-carrier is l carried upwardly and rearwardly by the drum g said rod causes said carrier to swing l on its journals until at its highest point it oc- G are rotated in TOO IIC

oupies the intermediate position. dotted lines in Fig. 1.) Then as the earrier eoines down ltoward the roller K the rod I swings the saine back again until it brings the type squarely upon the periphery of said roller. A cigar having been placed in the support N, the treadle is depressed, which re- Verses the rotation oi the roller and druin, earries the type-carrier Vfrom over roller K to over the eigar, and presses the type onto the cigar-wrapper.

While I have described and shown my invention as embodied in a cigar-printing inaohine, I do not desire to limit myself thereto, as obviously the mechanism. is equally well adapted 'l'or printing ol" dillerent kinds, and I consider the seope of my invention to be expressed in the 'following claims.

I Claim- 1. In a printing-1n aohine, the combination with the frame thereof, a work-support thereon, a drum journaled therein, an ink-disributing roller carried thereby in peripheral oontaet with said druin, means to osoillate said drum, a type-carrier pivoted on the periphery of said drum, a rod attached to said typeoarrier and guided at its other end in said (Shown in traine, whereby the type in said carrier are alternately brought into Contact with said ink-distributing roller and with the article to be printed carried by said work-support.

2. In a printing-machine, the combination with the fraine thereof, of a Work-support adn justably mounted thereon, a drum journaled therein, an inl -distributing roller adjustably carried thereby in peripheral eontaet with said drinn, an inling-roller adjustably oarried thereby in peripheral Contact with said ink-distributing roller, a type-carrier pivot-l ally carried on the periphery oi" said drinn, a treadle and spring for alternately rotating said drinn in opposite directions, and an alining-rod oonneeted at one end to said typeearrier and guided at its other end in said frame, whereby said type-carrier is caused to swing to bring its type alternately in Contact with said ink-distributing roller, with the work.

In testimony whereoil I have a'HiXed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH BLAIN.

Witnesses: n

MABEL GORMAN, MAUD DAVEY. 

